Cenomani

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The Cenomani were an ancient Celtic people who settled in northern Italy, particularly in the region later known as Cisalpine Gaul, and interacted extensively with both neighboring tribes and the expanding Roman Republic.

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Cenomani canonical 4

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instanceOf ancient Celtic people
alliedWith Roman Republic
archaeologicalEvidence Celtic material culture in area of Brixia and Verona
capitalOrMainCenter Brixia
Verona
culture La Tène culture
economy agriculture
local trade
pastoralism
ethnicity Celtic
ethnonymLanguage Greek
Latin
integratedInto Roman Republic
knownFor early alliance with Rome in Cisalpine Gaul
languageFamily Celtic languages
laterStatus Romanized population
locatedIn Cisalpine Gaul
Transpadane Gaul
linked to: Lepontine Gaul

northern Italy
mentionedBy Livy
Pliny the Elder
Polybius
migratedFrom Gaul
Transalpine Gaul
linked to: Gaul
militaryRole provided auxiliary troops to Rome
modernTerritoryOverlap Lombardy
Veneto
neighboringPeople Boii
Insubres
Lingones
Veneti
participatedIn Roman–Gallic conflicts
Second Punic War
partOf Gauls
politicalOrganization tribal confederation
politicalStatus Roman ally
region Gallia Cisalpina
linked to: Cisalpine Gaul
religion Celtic polytheism
roleInSecondPunicWar supported Rome against other Gallic tribes
RomanProvinceAfterConquest Gallia Cisalpina
linked to: Cisalpine Gaul
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman Republic era
linked to: Roman Republic
typeOfSociety tribal society

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